Harm Reduction in Practice: Scenario Based Strategies for Supportive Housing Providers
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
2:00pm - 3:30pm Eastern
1:00pm – 2:30pm Central
12:00pm – 1:30pm Mountain
11:00am – 12:30pm Pacific
Description
This scenario-based workshop will walk participants through “real-world” examples that many housing and services providers face on a daily basis. Instructors will engage participants to explore how they can apply a harm reduction approach to working with persons and households in supportive housing. This is an interactive session with an opportunity for in-depth discussion and problem-solving.
Participants will learn strategies to implement harm reduction principles throughout their organization and foster buy in and application of harm reduction principles.
What You Will Learn
Learning Experience
- We use the Zoom Meetings platform. You will have an option to use computer or phone audio via toll free number.
- All our live webinars and workshops feature activities that encourage your involvement from polls, to chat to encouraging feedback with engagement platforms. You will have a number of options to decide how to participate in the session.
- Attendees are not expected to be on camera.
- Closed captioning is available.
- All attendees have access to a learner guide that includes all key material covered in slides (slides are not provided).
Who This Course is For
- Housing Providers
- Service Providers
- Volunteers/Peers
Ariana Saunders
Associate Director
Ariana Saunders is the Associate Director of the CSH Training Center. With over 15 years of experience in social services and supportive housing, she is passionate about helping providers support the behavioral health needs of their tenants and staff by facilitating trainings on Medicaid, mental health, engagement and de-escalation strategies, as well as supervision. Ariana enjoys participating in trainings that are interactive learning environments that foster innovation and problem solving.
Lauren Vélez
Associate Director
Lauren Velez is a Associate Director with CSH’s Metro Team, focusing on advancing supportive housing initiatives in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Lauren’s portfolio includes work with youth and families, single adults and high utilizers of Medicaid and emergency systems, Moving On, Aging in Place, and Keeping Families Together as well as expertise in harm reduction and Housing First.
